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1956 A. R. MOSLER DEVICE FOR STORING PAPER MONEY AND coms Filed Sept.18, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet INVENTOR Jen/0A A? 4/0545? 52/ ATTORNEY Feb. 21,1956 A. R. MOSLER 2,735,541

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2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR 427%?2 4/0545? ATTORN EY United States PatentDEVICE FOR STORING PAPER MONEY AND COINS Arthur R. Mosler, New York, N.Y., assignor t The Mosler Safe 60., New York, N. Y., a corporation ofNew York Application September 18, 1951, Serial No. 247,032.

Claims. (Cl. 206-.81)

The present invention relates to a device for storing paper money andcoins and is more particularly directed toward a device suitable for usein stores by the auditing and sales personnel.

It is customary to provide each sales person with a known amount ofchange and currency for use while on duty. The present inventioncontemplates providing a combined coin holder and holder for paper moneywhich can be handled as a unit for storage-of change and yet provideaccess to both coins and paper money whenever desired.

According to the present invention the device is made of plastic moldedparts so as to be light in Weight and capable of ready handling and use.

According to the present invention the coinbox portion of the device isprovided with a plurality of parallel,- upwardly opening receptacleseach of a size to receive coins of a particular denomination. Themultiple receptacle coin box is provided with a slidable plate-likeclosure which not only closes off the coin receptacles, but also has ashallow upwardly opening recess of a size to receive paper money flat.This closure plate can be received on the coin receptacle in only oneposition and suitable stop means are provided to insure that it can beretained in this position. In order to hold-the paper money in place inthe recess the closure plate is provided with supplementary covers orlids hinged to it and swingable between covering and uncoveringpositions.

Other and further objects will appear as the description proceeds.

The accompanying drawings show, for purposes of illustrating the presentinvention, two embodiments in which the invention may take form, itbeing understood that the drawings are illustrative of the inventionrather than limiting the same.

In these drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view. illustrating the coin box held in onehand and the closure together with the hinged covers held in the other,and indicating how the two are assembled;

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view takeninthe same direction asFigure l and showing the parts employed in making up the completedevice;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the completely assembled device turnedend for end;

Figure 4 is a side elevational view taken from the left of Figure 3showing parts in section on the line 44 of Figure 5 and illustrating thecoin receptacle, closure plate and hinge covers, one being in closedposition and the other in open position;

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the device as illustrated in Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 66 of Figure 5showing the closure plate partially placed in position on the coin boxand the cover or lid for the paper money receptacle closed;

Figure 7 is an elevational view taken in the direction 2 of the arrow 7of Figure-4, the upper cover orlidbeing closed;

Figure 7a is an elevational viewshowing a coin boxon its side in apigeonhole or compartment;

Figure 8 is a fragmentary sectional view on the line 88 of Figure 5showing the detent by which the unintentional separation of closure andcoin box is prevented;

Figures 9 and 9a arefragmentary inverted plan views showing the markingon the bottom of oneof the coin receptacles and a pull-out tab;

Figure 10 is a fragmentary side elevational view; and

Figure 11 is a perspective view similar to Figure 2 showing a modifiedform of construction with parts broken away.

In the form of construction illustrated in Figures 1 through 10inclusive, the coin receptacle or coin box is indicated generally at 10,the closure plate at 11 and the two covers or lids at 12;

The coin receptacle- 10 is a rectangular transparent plastic molded boxwith smooth side walls 14 and 15 and similar end walls 16 and 17. Thelower edges of the side walls are in a common plane as will be apparentfrom the drawings. The end walls 16' and 17 terminate in outwardlyextending flanges 18 and 19, the upper faces of which are even with theupper edges of the side walls 14 and 15 so that the upper face of thebox is flat. one side of the boxthe right in Figs. 1 and 2 and the leftin Fig. 3the boxis provided with gusset-like triangular-stop-elements20, 20which extend up to the under side of the flanges 18 and 19. Theflanges 18 and 19 near the side 14 of the box are-thinnedor tapered asindicated at 21, 21 and are rounded at the corners as indicated at 22,22.

Between the side walls 14 and15 of the coin box are coin receptacles orpockets formed by partition walls 23, 24, 25 and 26 and arc-shapedbottom walls 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31. The coin receptacle 32 is oftheproper size to accommodate quarters, thereceptacle 33 dimes, thereceptacle 34 nickels, andthe receptacles 35 and 36 one cent coins. Inorder to facilitate rapid counting of the coins in the coinbox, thesereceptacles are provided with suitably spaced, lateral cutbacks ornotches as indicated at 270, 28a, 29a, 30a and 31a.

Directly underneath the center of each coin groove the bottom of theplastic molding has a flat area as shown in Fig. 4 and this flat area,as indicated in Figure 9, is provided with suitably engraved indicia bywhich it is possible to read'the value of the coins in the correspondingreceptacle through the transparent plastic material employed in makingthe receptacle.

The closure or coin boxtop 11 is also preferably made of transparentplastic material. It is of generally rectangular shape of the same widthas the Width of the box 10, but somewhat longer; It is provided with twoinwardly facing grooves 40, 41 spaced to slidably receive the flanges 19and 18 respectively of the coin box. The thinned portions 21 of theseflanges readily enter the grooves. The grooves do not extend all the wayacross the closure member 11. They are interrupted by thin stop formingwalls 42 which are adapted to engage the round grooves 22 of the coinbox flanges as indicated in the upper right of Fig. 5.

The gusset members 20 on the coin box also act as stop members to engagethe other side of the closure member so that the closure member may beeasily slid into position and will be held against movement beyond thedesired position. In order to prevent accidental separation of theclosure from the coin box, the under face of the closure 11 is providedwith a projection 43, Figs. 5 and 8, which can readily be forced pastthe upper surface of the side wall 14, after which it enters the coinreceptacle.

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The corners of the closure member 11 are cut back as indicated at 44 andthe material from which the closure member is made has at each enddownwardly extending apertured hinge forming knuckles 45, 45. Betweenthe knuckles is a downwardly extending tab or finger piece 46 tofacilitate removing the coin box from a receptacle in which it is to beused. The upper face of the closure plate 11 is provided with narrowside walls 47, 47 and end walls 48, 48 which form a shallow recess of asize to receive paper money flat. The end walls 48 forming the recessare beveled as indicated at 49, Fig. 10.

The hinge knuckles 45 at the ends of the coin box closure member 11carry hinged covers or lids 12. These lids have downwardly extendinghinge knuckles 50 adapted to receive hinge pins 51 so that the coversmay be swung from the position where they are flat against the top edgeof the recess forming walls 47 and 48 to a lateral position as indicatedin Figs. 4 and To stiffen the covers 12 and insure alignment they areprovided with fins 5%, 59' which pass down outside the recess formingwalls 47. The ends of the cover member 12 are provided with fins 52,Fig. 10, to fit the beveled portions 49. When the lids or covers 12 arefolded fiat they meet as indicated in Fig. 3.

These boxes are more particularly intended for use by the store forkeeping the change assigned to a sales person in a manner convenient forhandling by the auditing and sales personnel and for storage whenstanding on one of the sides 14 or in individual compartments C in asafe as shown in Figure 7a and in my application Serial No. 247,033filed concurrently herewith. The box will readily stand on either sideso as to fit into a vertically elongated pigecnhole. In addition to thefinger pieces 46, the box may carry, at either or both ends, a pull-outtab 53 (Figs. 9, 9a). The tab is bent as shown to facilitate u graspingit. It is swingably carried in a thin metal clip 54 secured in place byscrew 55 threaded into hole 56, as indicated in Figures 7, 7a and 9, orby a lug 57 integral with the cash box as shown in Figure 9a.

In the form of construction shown in Fig. 11, the coin box, closure andcovers are generally the same as in Figs. 1-10, except that one sidewall 60 of the coin box extends above the level of the end flanges 61and of the opposite side wall of the box, and the corresponding edge 62of the closure plate 63 is cut back as indicated so as to fit theupwardly extending flange at 60. These provide stop means limiting thesliding movement of the closure on the coin box. The elements and 41 inFigs. l through 10 are not required.

Since it is obvious that the invention may be embodied in other formsand constructions within the scope of the claims, I wish it to beunderstood that the particular form shown is but one of these forms, andvarious modifications and changes being possible, I do not otherwiselimit myself in any way with respect thereto.

What is claimed is:

1. A device for storing coins and paper currency comprising arectangular plate having walls forming a shallow upwardly opening recessadapted to receive paper money flat and hold it against sidewise orendwise movement, the plate having at its ends depending portions eachprovided with a groove facing the groove in the other portion and withhinge knuckles, a pair of recess covers each hinged to the hingeknuckles at one end and of a length to meet over the middle of therecess and of a width to cover the recess, and an upwardly opening coinbox having at its ends flanges to slidably fit the grooves in thedepending portions of the plate, the top of the coin box and the lowerface of the plate having cooperative shape to effect, when in oneposition, closure of the coin box, the coin box and plate havingcooperative stops to limit the sliding to said position.

2. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the corners of the plate arecut away so that the plate carried knuckles are spaced less than thewidth of the plate, and the recess covers have knuckles extending downthrough the space provided at the corners of the plate.

3. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the coin box carried stop isunder the flanges and the top of the box and bottom of the plate betweengrooves are flat.

4. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outer surfaces of thewalls forming the sides of the recess in the plate are spaced from theside edges of the plate, and the covers are of the same width of theplates and have depending flanges which in the closed position of thecovers overlap the said outer surface to maintain alignment of therecess covers.

5. A device for storing coin and paper currency comprising a rectangularplate having walls forming a shallow upwardly opening recess adapted toreceive paper money fiat and hold it against sidewise or endwisemovement, the plate having on opposite edges thereof depending p0rtionseach provided with a groove facing the groove in the other portion andhinge knuckles on said opposite edges and adjacent the grooves, a pairof recess covers each hinged to the hinge knuckles along one edgethereof and of a size to meet over the middle of the recess, and anupwardly opening rectangular coin box having upwardly opening coinreceptacles side by side and having along two opposite edges thereofflanges slidably fitting the grooves in the depending portions of theplate, the top of the coin box and the lower face of the plate havingcooperative shape to effect, when in one position, closure of the coinbox, the coin box and plate having cooperative stops to limit thesliding to said position.

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